Messa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - messa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "messa" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

messa: messa, f. 1) Messe, lat. missa; syngjamessu Stat. 26621; Sturl. I, 22228. 22310;segja messu Dn. V, 5208; hafa messuGrg. I, 2518; svá hátt upp sem þá erprestr heldr upp (Hostien under dens Ind-vielse) í messu Bp. I, 82317; offr sem fellrí messum EJb. 9228; messna söngr eðrlesningr Dn. V, 76 (952); for söngr ide poetiske Udtryk: odda, vápna messa. 2) = messudagr med tilføiet Gen. afden Helgens eller Helligdoms Navn, tilhvis Ihukommelse der paa Dagen holdesMesse; f. Ex. Jóns messa, allra heilagramessa, krossmessa, kyndilsmessa. For-tegnelser over de Dage, der skulde hol-des som messudagar findes Gul. 17 fg;Frost. 2, 24-26; Grg. I, 30. Men Ordeter ogsaa anvendt til Betegnelse af andreAarets Mærkedage, der ikke vare Messe-dage, f. Ex. gauksmessa, hlaupársmessa,vetrarmessa, saa at messa der kun harBetydningen af dagr.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚽᛋᛋᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

a.: accusativ.

f.: Feminin.

gr.: græft.

lat.: latinsk.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

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